Barbus lineomaculatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Barbus lineomaculatus
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1903
Common Name/s:
English – Line-spotted Barb
Taxonomic Notes: The genus Barbus (Cyprinidae) is restricted to a small number of species mainly inhabiting the European ichthyographic region including Northeast Africa. Most of the African species that are currently included in the genus, taxonomically do not appear to be closely related to the genus Barbus sensu strictu. However, no attempts have yet been made at an adequate nomenclature of the African forms. We therefore follow Berrebi et al. (1996) and use in this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished). Records of this species from Lake Baringo (Mann 1971, Ssentongo 1974) are based on misidentifications (Seegers et al., unpublished). This group needs revision: several populations from outside Kenya, currently included in this species, might represent distinct taxa (Seegers et al., unpublished).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Ntakimazi, G., Hanssens, M. & Kazembe, J.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Widespread distribution with no major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Upper Pangani drainage (Seegers et al. unpub.). Lake Tanganyika and its affluent rivers, including Rusizi and Malagarasi drainage. Lake Malawi. Occurs in the upland rivers and streams of northern areas of Lake Malawi.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits a wide range of habitats from small streams to large rivers. Moves upstream to spawn in flooded grassy areas (Skelton 1993). Feeds mainly on insects. Max. size: 82 mm TL (Lévêque and Daget 1984).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G., Hanssens, M. & Kazembe, J. 2006. Barbus lineomaculatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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